Typographical machine.



D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHIGAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APILZB, 1912.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED APK.29, 1012. 1,081,754. Patented Dee. 16, 1913.

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BY WOR/V? UNITED STATES 'PATENT cierren DAVID' SHERWOOD KENNIEILDTY,i OF'BROOKLYN, NEW YORK..ASSIGNOR` TO MERGEN'# THALER LINOTYPE COMIBANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW'v YORK.

Speccatmrof Letters-Patent.

PatentediIec. 16, 19153;.

Application ledvAprl 29, 1912. SeriaLNo. 693,934.

To all who/m, t may concern:

Be it` known that- I, DAVID SI-Inmvoon KnNNrmY, acitizen of the UnitedwStatesmnd aV resident ofA Brooklyn, county oitl Kings,

`and State of New` York, have invented a e the order in which their characters are to appear in print anchtlien assembled in line together with expanding` spacers, thecomposed line transferred to` the 'face oli the mold, the moldtilled? with molten metal to torn aslug or linotypeagainst thematrices which produce the type characters thereon,` and the `matrices thereafter elevated and returned through a distributing mechanism `to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, .it has reference to theV parts which receive the matrices from the distributingmechanism, and its general object is to adapt such parts for speedy ad justment to permit: them to receive matrices of di'tl'erent thicknesses, as may be necessary. My improved devices are specifically shown in connection with thekind ott rfachine set it'orth in the applicationlior Letters Patent ot John Ri. Rogers, NovtQlhJfQt, filed May l, 1911, wherein is employed a plurality ot magazines, and means for shitting any selected one thereofV into opeative rclation to the other parts; and wherein, t'urthenthe magazines are removably motilited, so that others may be substituted there- :tor at will, such interchangeable magazines corresponding to different styles and fonts of characters, and consequently containingl matrices ot' relatively different thicknesses.

As previously indicated,vonly one magazine is in operationat a time, and iniconnection therewith is employed a single distributing mechanism, and a single intermediate channeled magazine entrance, which receives the matrices fronrthe distributing mechanism and conveys them to the nagazine. As the severalvmagazines,which are brought successivelyinto operative position, may contain matricesy of'ditferent size and thicknesses, it is desirable that the width of the channels ot' the magazine entrance-may be relatively varied to ctn-respond rllhese channels areordinarilyformed by partition plates cornugated at thein lower extremities to-act upon. the sides ot. the matrices and` guide them with" accuracy. llhis corruga tion to some extent diminishes the available space in tht` channels, andiinorder to `adapt them to matrices of considerable thickness, the alteration in widtlrhas been usually accomplished by. the manual shifting of'` cerf tainot; the partitions.

It is one purpose ot my present invention to` avoid the loss o't` time and uncertainty involved` insueh manipulation, and to provide n eans whereby thesamc result. is securedi without special attention by the opcrater, and which, n'ioreoven, insure the bending orshitting tot the proper partitions and. to` the necessary extent. `Preferably these meansiareautomatically actuated, and in the lorm shown, by their connection to the movable shift tramey which carries the magazines, insuch mannen that when the selected magazine brought intoposition the entrance will be simultai'leously adjust ed tovcorrespond. thereto. Moreovcn I` also provide devices in connectioin therewith, whereby the extent ot variation inthe width ot.'` the-channels may be altered at \villthis latter feature oi adjustnient being particularly desirable in connection with inter changeable magazines, as distinguishedtrom those which` are brought normally by the shitting trame into operative position.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my inventionin preferred 'torm and by way o'l example, and as applied to the partitudar kind ot linotype machine described, but obviously n any variations and alterations may be made therein, and further it may beapplied to other 'terms of` typographical machines, such as typesetters, typecasters, and the like, without; departure -t'rom its spirit'. (lenerally lspeaking, l desire it to be distinctly understood that lY do not limit myscl't" to any specific tormior embodiment, except in so 'tar as such limita tions are specified in the clairs.

Referring to the drawing. Figure l. is a side view` partly in section, ot' a portion ot the machine, illustrating particularly` the shittable magazine, etc., and haviligmy in vention applied theretorlfig. 2 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 22 in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a sectional View, taken substantially on the line 3-3 in Fig. l; Fig. 4L is a detail, showing the mode of connection of a partition plate to the adjusting element; Fig. .5 is an. enlarged sectional detail, illustrating the relation of the magazine entrance to the magazine; and Fig. 6 is a section thereof, taken substantially on the line ('3-6 in Fig. 5.

The magazines A1, A2, A3 are mounted in the shift frame A, whereby any selected one thereof may be brought into operative relation to the other parts, (as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l), the magazine A1 being thus illustrated by way of example. rlfhe specific means for shifting the magazines and for registering and locking them in position constitute no part of my present invention. ri`he distributing mechanism comprises the customary rail B and the screws B1, whereby the matrices X are moved along the rail, from which they drop through the magazine entrance C into the operative magazine, as A1. rEhe entrance C is divided into channels in the customary manner, by partitions D, which partitions are free at their lower ends, thus permitting them. to be moved or bent in relation to the channels in the magazine. All of the parts so far described are old in the art, and are or may be of the form disclosed in the application previously mentioned.

As before indicated, the several magazines carry different styles or fonts, and consequently the contained matrices are of different relative thicknesses. It therefore is customary to move or bend the lower end of certain of the partitions D in order to vary relatively the width of the corresponding channels, when a new magazine comes into position. ln order to effect this result mechanically l connect the lower ends of one or more of the partitions to an adjusting element. For instance, in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, a longitudinally movable strip E is shown as employed for the purpose, which strip by a notch E2 therein engages the lower end of a partition D1. In the figures mentioned, the strip E has been operated to move the partition D1 and thus to enlarge the adjacent channel, so that it will accommodate the large or thick matrix X1 and permit its free passage into the proper channel of the magazine A3.

The longitudinal movement of the strip E is controlled by the hook E1 connected to the end thereof, which hook is engaged and actuated by a suitable cam piece G, or G1. It will be noted that there is a plurality of sets of such cams Gr and G1, one set for each o-f the magazines and located in proper relation thereto, so that as any selected magazine is brought into position, its corresponding cam will engage the hook E1. rllhe several sets of cams are preferably mounted upon an arm F, rigidly connected to the shift frame A, so that the movement of the latter brings the cam into contact with the hook. The magazine entrance C, strip E, and hook E1 are supported by the frame P, on which is also mounted a stationary guide H, which embraces the slide F and imparts additional rigidity thereto, at the time of the engagement of the operative cam thereon with the hook E1.

The parts so far described are designed to effect the adjustment of the partitions l), and to alter the relative width of the channels in the magazine entrance C, in order to correspond to the different magazines which are successively brought into operation by the movement of the shift frame A, this result arising from the fact that the corresponding adjusting cams are carried by the shift'frame and are consequently brought thereby into proper operative position simultaneously with the selected magazine. It is to be remembered, however, that the magazines A1, A2, A3, are also removably mounted in the frame A, so that others may be substituted therefor, and consequently I provide additional devices to adapt the adjusting means also to substitute magazines containing matrices of still other relative thicknesses.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be noted that each pair of cams Gr and G1 is mounted upon a spindle J, the rotation of which brings into operative position either the cam Gr or the cam G1, as may be necessary in the circumstances. Each spindle J is provided with a thumb piece F1, F2, orFf, corresponding respectively t-o the magazines A1, A2, A3, the said thumbpiece being connected to the spindle so that the latter may be rotated thereby, the thumbpiece being capable of a slight longitudinal movement with reference thereto. Fach thumb-piece is also provided with a pin L to engage in a corresponding locking notch K formed in the slide F, and a spring J1 is interposed between the head of the spindle and the thumb-piece to hold the parts normally in their locked position. lf it be desired, however, to change the cams, in the event of a magazine being removed and another one being substituted therefor, the thumb-piece may be moved outwardly against the force of the spring J1 to free the pin L from the locking notch K, when the spindle J may be rotated to bring the selected cam into operative position, and after which the release of the thumb-piece and the action of the spring J1 again restores the parts to their locked relation. Due to the engagement of the new cam with the hook E1, the strip E will now be moved to a different extent, and consequently the channel partitions controlled thereby will be shifted,

and the Width of the corresponding entrance channels varied, to suit the new conditions. It therefore follows that my improved devices edect the proper adjustment of the entrance channels, not only for the matrices of the magazines normally mounted in the shift frame, but in addition for the matrices of entirely different magazines that may be substituted therefor.

As previously pointed out, l have shown my invention in preferred form and by way of example, but obviously many variations and modifications thereof will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art and still be comprised within its scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of olieration, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters latent of the United States is as follows:

1. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled means to receive the type or n'iatrices, with automatic means to vary the width of the channels relatively to each other to permit the passage therethrough of type or matrices ot' diti'crent thicknesses.

2. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine entrance formed with a plurality of channels, with automatic means to vary the width of the said channels relatively to each other to permit the passage therethrough of type or matrices of diflerent thicknesses.

ln a. typographical machine, the com bination of a n'iagazine entrance provided with a plurality of partitions t'lividing it into channels, with automatic means to move certain of the partitions relatively to the others to vary the width of the corre,- sponding channels to permit the passage therethrough of type or matrices of ditlerent thicknesses.

et. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine entrance provided with a plurality of partitions dividing it: into channels, with automatic means to move one or more of the partitions relatively to the others to vary the relative width of the said channels, the said means comprising a moving element connected to the said movable partitions.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of monble magazines, a channeled magazine entrance to eooperate with the magazine in operative position, and means controlled by the moyen'ient of the magazines to vary the relative width of the entrance channels.

Vin a tyliiographical machine, the combination of a plurality of movable maga zines, a magazine entrance to cooperate with the magazine in operative position, the said entrance being provided with a series of partitions dividing it into channels, and means controlled by the movement of the magazines to shift one or more of the partitions to vary the relative width of the channels.

T. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of movable magazines, a magazine entrance to cooperate with the magazine in operative position, the said entrance heilig provided with a series of partitions dividing it into channels, and means controlled by the movement of the magazines to shift one or more of the partitions to lvary the relative width of the channels, the said shifting means comprising a moving element connected to the said partitions.

S. ln a typographical machine. the combination ot a plurality of movable magazines, a magazine entrance to cooperate' with the magazine in operative position, the said entrance being provided with a series of partitions dividing it into channels, and means controlled by the movement of the magazines to shift one or more of the partitions to vary the relative width of the channels, the said shitting means comprising an element connected to the said partitions and cams connected to the magazines to act upon and move said element.

9. lfn a typographitail machine, the com bination oit a plurality oit movable magazines, a channeled magazine entrance to cooperate with the magazine in operative position, and `means to vary the relative width of the entrance channels, the said means comprising cams connected to the movable niagazines.

l0. In a typ()graphical machine, the combination of a magazine entrance :formed with a plurality of channels, with adjustable means to vary the width of the said channels relatively to each other to permit the passage therethrough of type or matrices of (litlerent thicknesses, the said means con'iprising manually adjustable elements to vary the extent of action of said means at will.

ill. ln a typographicail machine, thc combination of a magazine entrance provided with a plurality of partitions dividing it into channels, and a moving element connected to a plurality of said partitions whereby the widths of the channels may be simultaneously varied relatively to each other to permit thc passage therethrough of type or matrices of diti'erent thicknesses.

l2. fln a typographical machine, a niagazinc entrance provii'led with a plurality of partitions dividing it into channels, and an element connected to one or more of said partitions, combined with automatic devices to move the said element and thus to vary relatively the width of the channels.

12". In a typographical machine, the combination ot a shiftable magazine, a channeled magazine entrance to coperatie there- With, and means controlled by the shifting of the magazine to vary the Width ot the entrance channels.

14. In a typographical machine, the combination of an interchangeable magazine, a channeled entrance to coperate therewith, and means to Vary relatively the Width of the entrance channels, the said means comprising manually adjustable devices to adapt them to different magazines.

15. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of shiftable maga'- zines, the said magazines being mounted to permit their interchangeability, a channeled entrance to cooperate with the magazine in operative position, and means to vary relatively the Width oit' the entrance channels, the said means comprising devices to permit their adjustment to diii'erent magazines.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channeled magazine entrance, a magazine adapted to be brought into operative relation thereto, and automatic means for Varying the relative Width of the entrance channels to correspond to the said magazine When brought into operative position.

In testimony whereof l hereunto set my hand this 26th day ot April, 1912, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses.

DAVID SHERWOOD KENNEDY.

Witnesses EDGAR ROUSSEAU, ARTHUR P. PAINE.

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